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Wedding Paella Catering for Fickleshole events
Looking for wedding paella catering in Fickleshole? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Book wedding paella catering in Fickleshole
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Fickleshole
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. We cook table tapas, evening paella and a paella wedding breakfast, and we are regularly asked to cater spanish-themed and destination-style weddings and weddings in a marquee or garden.
Near Fickleshole, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, not reheated.
A closer look at the menu
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served straight from the pan.
Perfect for your wedding in Fickleshole
Sharing food gets tables chatting, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Barn and farm weddings
If you are hoping for photos in Addington Vale, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
What to look for in a quote
- Who provides the crockery
- When final numbers are due
- The wet-weather plan
- Allergen information for each dish
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How we price wedding paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Parking and unloading
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Expected numbers
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Send us the date, your venue or CR6 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
How the day works
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. At midsummer, sunset in Fickleshole is about 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Questions from Fickleshole
Do you come out to small places like Fickleshole?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Fickleshole for guests?
The closest is Woldingham station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we will include the rest in the quote.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
How many paellas should we have?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Catering across Surrey, including Fickleshole
- Fast service from the pan
- Drinks service on request
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adjust the cooking so the paella is served at its best.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Fickleshole? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Weddings in Fickleshole: venues, ceremonies and travel
Fickleshole is about 5 miles north-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Give us the address of your wedding in Fickleshole, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. Fickleshole is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cook. Our nearest city page is London, about 13 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Hutchinson's Bank is close by. If you’re marrying at a church near Fickleshole, such as Church of St Leonard, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
We cater weddings across the CR6 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on Featherbed Lane and Fairchildes Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. For weddings just outside Fickleshole, we cover Farleigh (1 mile west), New Addington (1 mile north), Chelsham (1 mile south-west), Leaves Green (2 miles north-east) and Forestdale (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (11 miles west), Horley (12 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles south-west), Ewell (11 miles west), Reigate (10 miles south-west) and Caterham (5 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Warlingham Park Hospital (1.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Nore Hill and Hutchinson's Bank.
- Schools near Fickleshole include Meridian High School (0.5 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The White Bear pub (within half a mile south)
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff